Descriptions from the 2007-08 Course Catalog
Please check the Class Schedule for classes offered this year.
FRST 100
Freshman Studies I
Required of first-year students and
selected transfer students. Through the study of works representing a
variety of intellectual and cultural traditions, students develop
fundamental skills: the ability to define a concept, to summarize an
argument, or to analyze a passage. Throughout the term, instructors
stress close reading, cogent discussion, and precise writing. Regular
class work is supplemented by lectures and performances by Lawrence
faculty members or by visiting scholars or artists. 6 units. Prerequisite: Registration
through dean of student academic services.
FRST 101
Freshman Studies II
Required of first-year students and selected
transfer students. A continuation of Freshman Studies I, this course is
designed to help students refine their abilities as readers, writers,
and thinkers. In this term, writing assignments require students to
compare and contrast particular works and to reckon with earlier
interpretations and assessments of those works. As in Freshman Studies
I, instructors stress close reading, cogent discussion, and clear
writing. Regular class sessions are again supplemented by lectures and
performances by Lawrence faculty members or by visiting scholars or
artists. 6 units. Prerequisite: Registration
through dean of student academic services.
